Fish(Page 4)

Whether stream or ocean, the diversity and science of fish goes deep. This is the latest on the science of swimmers.

Latest in Fish

a murmuration of starlings form a large sphere

Give your brain a break with these swirling bird and fish patterns Give your brain a break with these swirling bird and fish patterns

By Rachel Feltman

Here’s how hagfish slime gets 10,000 times bigger in 0.4 seconds Here’s how hagfish slime gets 10,000 times bigger in 0.4 seconds

By Sara Chodosh

tetrapod fossil

Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly

By Philip Kiefer

Tuna Robot With Internal Overlay

A tuna robot reveals the art of gliding gracefully through water A tuna robot reveals the art of gliding gracefully through water

By Charlotte Hu

Arctic Report: How To Feed Salmon To The World

Arctic Report: How To Feed Salmon To The World Arctic Report: How To Feed Salmon To The World

By Breanna Draxler

Arctic Report: How To Sell A Single Fish To 11 Different Countries

Arctic Report: How To Sell A Single Fish To 11 Different Countries Arctic Report: How To Sell A Single Fish To 11 Different Countries

By Breanna Draxler

These ancient deep-sea fish can live five times as long as biologists expected

These ancient deep-sea fish can live five times as long as biologists expected These ancient deep-sea fish can live five times as long as biologists expected

pearlfish and a sea cucumber

This Fish Burrows Up A Sea Cucumber’s Anus For Safety (And Food) This Fish Burrows Up A Sea Cucumber’s Anus For Safety (And Food)

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

8 Ways Jellyfish Are Awesome And Terrifying 8 Ways Jellyfish Are Awesome And Terrifying

By Shaunacy Ferro

This rare ‘Finding Nemo’ fish mysteriously washed up on a California beach This rare ‘Finding Nemo’ fish mysteriously washed up on a California beach

Close up view of a "giant larvacean" (blue tadpole-like animal) and its "inner house."

These animals build palaces out of their own snot These animals build palaces out of their own snot

sea lion chasing a school of fish

Protecting 30 percent of the oceans would benefit the entire planet Protecting 30 percent of the oceans would benefit the entire planet

fisherman holding a rope on a boat

Post-pandemic seafood could be more sustainable. Here’s how tech is driving the change. Post-pandemic seafood could be more sustainable. Here’s how tech is driving the change.

By Virginia Gewin

This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation

By Kate Baggaley

An orange truck spreading salt on a snowy airport runway

Fish blood could hold the answer to safer de-icing solutions during snowstorms Fish blood could hold the answer to safer de-icing solutions during snowstorms

By Monika Bleszynski/The Conversation

A young girl fishes in a lake.

The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip

By Jonathon Klein/Field & Stream

Salmon are dying off and your car tires might be to blame Salmon are dying off and your car tires might be to blame

By Kate Baggaley

A pod of fish with red backs and green fins splashing in shallow running water.

North America’s biggest salmon run may no longer be in danger North America’s biggest salmon run may no longer be in danger

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA

The ultra-black Pacific black dragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus), the second-blackest fish studied by the research team.

These ultra-black fish camouflage with the darkness of the deep sea These ultra-black fish camouflage with the darkness of the deep sea

a screenshot of a video game

Animal Crossing’s most elusive fish has a bizarre real-life backstory Animal Crossing’s most elusive fish has a bizarre real-life backstory

By Popular Science Team

Captain Jake Hiles and 708-pound tuna that is the pending new state Virginia record.

Anglers in Virginia reeled in a 700-pound tuna, then threw a dinner party Anglers in Virginia reeled in a 700-pound tuna, then threw a dinner party

By Doug Howlett/Field & Stream

The mangrove-lined estuary on Abaco Island in the Bahamas.

Millions of people’s food supply depends on super-urinating fish Millions of people’s food supply depends on super-urinating fish

By Kate Baggaley

Sahara desert at sunset.

The Sahara used to be full of fish The Sahara used to be full of fish

By Sara Kiley Watson

cassiopea jellyfish

Upside-down jellyfish lob tiny grenades to kill prey Upside-down jellyfish lob tiny grenades to kill prey

By Kate Baggaley

two fish side by side with one poking a bone into the other, but in a sexy way

This ancient bony fish was a sexual pioneer This ancient bony fish was a sexual pioneer

By Rachel Feltman

Releasing a redfish

Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard

By Capt. Spud Woodward/Sportfishing Mag

artist rendition of jellyfish with implants

Bionic jellyfish can swim three times faster Bionic jellyfish can swim three times faster

By Kate Baggaley

cuttlefish with 3D glasses

Cuttlefish perceive depth—and they wore 3D glasses to prove it Cuttlefish perceive depth—and they wore 3D glasses to prove it

By Sara Kiley Watson

A packed canoe on the shore in Bowron Lake Provincial Park, of Canada.

The 10 best canoe trips in the U.S. and Canada The 10 best canoe trips in the U.S. and Canada

By Ben Duchesney/Field & Stream

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists

Turns out there’s a shocking number of electric eels, and some could give off 1,000 volts

Turns out there’s a shocking number of electric eels, and some could give off 1,000 volts Turns out there’s a shocking number of electric eels, and some could give off 1,000 volts

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep

By Donavyn Coffey

The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost

The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost

By Donavyn Coffey

fish shoal close up

A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil

By Donavyn Coffey

chinook salmon ear stone otolith

The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence. Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.

By Neel V. Patel

The endangered species list is full of ghosts The endangered species list is full of ghosts

Purple jellyfish float in the dark

The new jellyfish genome proves you don’t need weird genes to be a weirdo The new jellyfish genome proves you don’t need weird genes to be a weirdo

By Charlie Wood

How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea

How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea How we found a beautiful new species of snailfish deep beneath the sea

By Thomas Linley and Alan Jamieson/The Conversation

These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps

These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps These fish build group homes that double as devious shrimp traps

By Kate Baggaley

A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals

A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals

By Claire Maldarelli

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

By Sara Chodosh

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others. Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

By Sara Chodosh

These jellyfish don’t have brains, but still somehow seem to sleep These jellyfish don’t have brains, but still somehow seem to sleep

By Nicole Wetsman

Eel shocks scientist

One scientist’s truly shocking quest to understand eels One scientist’s truly shocking quest to understand eels

By Ellen Airhart

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How goldfish use booze to get through a hard winter How goldfish use booze to get through a hard winter

By Rachel Feltman

Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin

Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin

By Mary Beth Griggs

Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals

Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals

By Mary Beth Griggs

Faceless fish aren’t the only absurd creatures emerging from Australia’s Eastern Abyss Faceless fish aren’t the only absurd creatures emerging from Australia’s Eastern Abyss

By Sara Chodosh

Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo

Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo

By Kate Baggaley

Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly

Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly

By Rachel Feltman

Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land

Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land

By Mark D. Kaufman

Don’t hate on deep-sea critters. They’ve got to be weird to survive.

Don’t hate on deep-sea critters. They’ve got to be weird to survive. Don’t hate on deep-sea critters. They’ve got to be weird to survive.

By Kate Baggaley

Why thousands of dead fish flooded a New York canal Why thousands of dead fish flooded a New York canal

By Mary Beth Griggs

This Battery-Free Generator Is Made From Fish Scales

This Battery-Free Generator Is Made From Fish Scales This Battery-Free Generator Is Made From Fish Scales

By Kate Baggaley

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Seafood Might Be On Land

The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Seafood Might Be On Land The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Seafood Might Be On Land

By Lois Parshley

‘Living Fossil’ Fish Has Lungs ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Has Lungs

By Mary Beth Griggs

How To Fix A Goldfish

How To Fix A Goldfish How To Fix A Goldfish

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Do Fish Get Out Of Breath?

Do Fish Get Out Of Breath? Do Fish Get Out Of Breath?

By Daniel Engber

Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish

Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish

By Lindsey Kratochwill